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1 peak
[pi:k] 1. noun1) (the pointed top of a mountain or hill: snow-covered peaks.) vrh2) (the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: He was at the peak of his career.) vrhunec3) (the front part of a cap which shades the eyes: The boy wore a cap with a peak.) ščitek2. verb(to reach the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: Prices peaked in July and then began to fall.) doseči vrhunec- peaked- peaky* * *I [pi:k]nounvrh (hriba itd.), konica; figuratively vrhunec; mathematics physics najvišja točka, največja vrednost ( peak of oscillation največja oscilacija); največja obremenitev (npr. električnega omrežja); economy najvišja cena; ščitek (pri čepici); nautical zgornji rogel jedra, zoženi del ladje na koncehtechnical to reach the peak — doseči vrhII [pi:k]1.transitive verb nauticaldvigniti (vesla, jadra itd.);2.intransitive verbnavpično se potopiti (kit)III [pi:k]intransitive verbslabeti, hujšati, bolehati -
2 summit
1. noun(the highest point: They reached the summit of the mountain at midday; At the age of thirty he was at the summit of his powers as a composer.) vrh2. adjective((of a conference etc) at the highest level of international negotiation, at which heads of state meet for discussion.) na vrhu* * *[sʌmit]nounvrh, vrhunec; višek; greben (vala); architecture sleme; figuratively najvišji ciljsummit conference (meeting) politics konferenca (sestanek) na vrhu -
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4 apex
['eipeks](the highest point or tip (of something): the apex of a triangle; the apex of a person's career.) vrh, vrhunec* * *plural apices [éipeks, éipisi:z]noun vrh, teme, vršiček; konica; figuratively višek, kulminacija -
5 aristocracy
[ærə'stokrəsi](in some countries, the nobility and others of the highest social class, who usually own land.) aristokracija- aristocratic
- aristocratically* * *[æristɔkrəsi]nounplemstvo, aristokracija; figuratively elita, izbranci, odličniki -
6 auction
['o:kʃən] 1. noun(a public sale in which each thing is sold to the person who offers the highest price: They held an auction; He sold the house by auction.) dražba2. verb(to sell something in this way: He auctioned all his furniture before emigrating.) prodati na dražbi* * *I [ɔ:kšən]noundražba, licitacija, javna razprodajaDutch auction — dražba, na kateri postavijo najvišjo ceno in postopoma popuščajoto sell by auction — prodajati na dražbi, licitiratiII [ɔ:kšən]transitive verbdražiti, licitirati -
7 bidder
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8 classic
1) (standard or best: the classic example.) klasičen2) ((of literature, art etc) of the highest quality.) prvovrsten3) ((of dress etc) simple, elegant and traditional.) klasičen* * *I [klaesik]adjectivevzoren, odličen, izvrsten; klasičenII [klaesik]nounklasik; klasično deloclassics — klasične nauke, klasična književnost; klasiki -
9 classical
['klæsikəl] 1. adjective1) ((especially of literature, art etc) of ancient Greece and Rome: classical studies.) klasičen2) ((of music) having the traditional, established harmony and/or form: He prefers classical music to popular music.) klasičen3) ((of literature) considered to be of the highest class.) prvovrsten•- classic2. noun1) (an established work of literature of high quality: I have read all the classics.) klasik, klasično delo2) ((in plural) the language and literature of Greece and Rome: He is studying classics.) klasični jeziki in književnosti* * *[klaesikəl]adjective ( classicalally adverb)klasičen (grški, rimski); prvovrsten, odličen, vzoren -
10 climax
plural - climaxes; noun(the highest point; the most dramatic moment: the climax of the novel.) vrhunec* * *I [kláiməks]nounstopnjevanje; vrhunec; višekII [kláiməks]intransitive verb & transitive verbdoseči višek; dvigati se; pripeljati do vrhunca -
11 crest
[krest]1) (the comb or tuft on the head of a cock or other bird.) greben2) (the summit or highest part: the crest of a wave; the crest of a mountain.) greben3) (feathers on the top of a helmet.) perjanica4) (a badge or emblem: the family crest.) grb•- crested* * *I [krest]noungreben, roža, perjanica, čop, griva; figuratively pogum, ponoson the crest of the wave — v najugodnejšem trenutku, na vrhuncu srečeII [krest]1.transitive verbokronati, ovenčati; prekositi; doseči vrh;2.intransitive verbgrebeniti se, dvigati se (valovi) -
12 culminate
((with in) to reach the highest or most important point: The celebrations culminated in a firework display in the local park.) doseči višek* * *[kʌlmineit]intransitive verb astronomy figuratively (in) doseči višek, priti do vrha, kulminiratifiguratively culminating point — vrhunec -
13 doctor
['doktə] 1. noun1) (a person who is trained to treat ill people: Doctor Davidson; You should call the doctor if you are ill; I'll have to go to the doctor.) zdravnik2) (a person who has gained the highest university degree in any subject.) doktor2. verb1) (to interfere with; to add something to (usually alcohol or drugs): Someone had doctored her drink.) imeti prste vmes, poseči (v)2) (to treat with medicine etc: I'm doctoring my cold with aspirin.) zdraviti•* * *I [dɔktə]nounzdravnik, doktor; umetna ribiška muha; nautical slang ladijski kuhar; slang sredstvo za ponarejanje vina; familiarly orodje za popravilocolloquially doctor's stuff — zdravilo, struplady doctor — zdravnica, doktoricaII [dɔktə]transitive verb & intransitive verbpromovirati; zdraviti; popravljati, krpati; pokvariti, ponarediti (jed, pijačo); oskrbljati z drogami -
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16 height
[hæit]1) (the distance from the bottom to the top of something: What is the height of this building?; He is 1.75 metres in height.) višina2) (the highest, greatest, strongest etc point: He is at the height of his career; The storm was at its height.) višek3) (the peak or extreme: dressed in the height of fashion; His actions were the height of folly.) vrh, višek4) (a high place: We looked down from the heights at the valley beneath us.) vrh•- heighten* * *[háit]nounvišina, višek, vrh, vrhunec; vzpetina; vzvišenostto draw o.s. up to one's full height — zravnati seprinting height to paper — standardna višina tiska -
17 level
['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) nivo, stopnja2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) nadstropje3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) libela4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) ravnina2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) zvrhan, zravnan2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) v isti višini, izenačen3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) umirjen3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) izravnati2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) izenačiti3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) nameriti4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) zravnati (z zemljo)•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level* * *I [levl]adjective ( levelly adverb)raven, vodoraven; enak, izenačen; trezen, pameten; prediren, hladen (pogled); physics enake potence; American slang pošten, fair; American economy obročento draw level with s.o. — dohiteti kogato give s.o. a level glance — predirno (hladno) koga pogledatiII [levl]nountechnical libela, vodna tehtnica; nivelacijski instrument; ravnina, gladina; nivo, raven, stopnja; višina (vode, glasu); mineralogy (raven) rovAmerican colloquially on the level — pošten(o), odkrit(o)on a level with — na isti višini s, zto put o.s. on the level of others — izenačiti se z drugimiIII [levl]transitive verb(i)zravnati, izenačiti (to, with s, z); zbiti (koga) na tla; meriti, nameriti, naperiti, usmeriti (puško, pogled, kritiko, at, against na)to level with the ground — zravnati z zemljo; -
18 maximum
1. ['mæksiməm] adjective(greatest: This requires maximum effort / the maximum amount of effort.) maksimalen2. [-mə] noun(the greatest number or quantity or the highest point or degree: Two hundred an hour is the maximum we can produce.) višek* * *[maeksiməm]noun(plural maxima, maximums) maksimum, višek, skrajna mejaeconomy najvišja cena (ponudba, znesek); electrical maximum load — največja obrememtevelectrical maximum voltage — največja napetosteconomy maximum output — rekordna produkcija -
19 mountain
(a high hill: Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world; ( also adjective) a mountain stream.) gora- mountain bike
- mountain plateau
- mountain range
- mountain ridge
- mountaineer
- mountaineering
- mountainous
- mountain-side
- mountain-top
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20 parliament
(the highest law-making council of a nation - in Britain, the House of Commons and the House of Lords, considered together: an Act of Parliament.) parlament* * *[pá:ləmənt]nounparlament, skupščinato summon (dissolve, prorogue, reopen) parliament — sklicati (razpustiti, odložiti, nanovo odpreti) parlamentMember of Parliament — poslanec, član parlamentaHigh Court of Parliament — uradno ime za angl. parlamentBritish English Parliament Act — zakon iz l. 1911, ki je močno omejil oblast Gornjega doma
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